Neighbors are sometimes closer than you realize

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Back in 1984, when my parents bought this house for me to live in, I said then that I was never going to move again. At that time I was working for the State of Texas. I continued working for the State until 2005. Now, while I was working first in one section and then moved to another, I met a number of people. One of these ladies I first got to know while I was working for the first section and saw sometimes because, while I wasn't in or near her area, we were in the same building. Granted it was a big building that we had moved to, but the previous building wasn't that big. As the years went by, my section was shifted out of that building and I was also legislatively transferred to another State Agency. Meanwhile, the house across the street was a rental, and had several good neighbors, and then a couple of really bad ones. One left and stole all the appliances. The next people were not so good, but their friends that were there all the time were worse. They'd come and play loud, obscene rap music at the top of their car radio volume. Finally, after frequent complaints, the landlord evicted them. Less than a month later, we had new neighbors moving in. I had been out, maybe at church, and didn't get home late. I saw the new neighbors in silhouette of their garage light. Now, remember, I am not actually seeing them, only in silhouette. The lady was tall, about as tall as her husband, and she was pregnant. I turned to @Maggiepie and said: "I think I know her." Yes, it turned out it was this lady who I worked in the office building those years before. I have since watched her first daughter, that she had already had before moving in, and her two other children born since grow up and am now watching her grandson growing up. I won't say we are best friends, but we are friendly. Her husband helped me once when I ran out of gas, he took me to the gas station. He and a friend helped me get something heavy moved from my car to the front door. These days, if you don't have children, I guess you don't get to know your neighbors very well, but I'm glad I have at least one neighbor that I know will keep an eye on my house, because I do the same for them.